Since its inception in 2005, Los Angeles band Hour of the Shipwreck has sought to create fantastical settings through their use of cinematic influenced arrangements with melody driven compositions. Their music influences range from Muse and Radiohead to the film scores of Danny Elfman and the avante rock of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum.

Their debut full-length release, The Hour is Upon Us, has an underlying influence in film, particularly by the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the imaginative animated work of Hayao Miyazaki. To capture the cinematic mood on the The Hour is Upon Us, Hour of the Shiwpreck orchestrated for a choir, strings, and brass, blended with the rock quintet, giving the album a production that separates it from much of the indie-rock world.

A 12-string guitarist educated in classical and jazz methods, Kohan has served as the band's core along with a lineup of talented musicians trained in a number of genres, making apparent why its sound may fall under de__scriptors that range from Baroque to post-rock, to a new approach deemed Fantasy Folk. The band lineup includes drummer Barbara Gruska (Jenny Lewis, The Watson Twins, Inara George), guitarist Marcel Camargo (The Watson Twins, Inara George, Airto Moreira), keyboardist Aaron Arntz (Zappa Plays Zappa, The Red Elvises), and upright and electric bassist Erik Kertes.

Hour of the Shipwreck has performed with Grizzly Bear, Faun Fables, 2 Foot Yard, Stolen Babies, Two Ton Boa, Bad Dudes, and Upsilon Acrux.

	The Chandelier Suite An undeniable filmic quality, its soothing post-rock passages crashing heroically into jagged guitars, waves of discordant synths and - eat your heart out, James Horner. - a full freakin’ choir, deployed perfectly. But “cinematic” just doesn’t do “The Chandelier Suite” justice, because movie music rarely rocks this hard. If you wish Danny Elfman had larger balls, Hour of the Shipwreck is for you.		Alternative
	Save The World Epic, dark, long form. Choir. Shredding guitar solo.		Alternative

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